Are "urges" the source of man's suffering? - Think Atheist2015-03-04T00:33:17Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/are-urges-the-source-of-man-s-suffering?x=1&id=1982180%3ATopic%3A1158654&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe great Supernanny (Jo Fros…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-10:1982180:Comment:11919532012-10-10T19:49:08.517ZSimon Payntonhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/SimonPaynton
<p>The great Supernanny (Jo Frost) often talks about quality time, "the little small things that make a big difference". </p>
<p>The great Supernanny (Jo Frost) often talks about quality time, "the little small things that make a big difference". </p> Oh, gee, just let me go and h…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-09:1982180:Comment:11914972012-10-09T00:18:09.968ZSuzanne Olson-Hydehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Suzanne
<p>Oh, gee, just let me go and have a look in my vast library of dictionaries. </p>
<p>Well, look at that - just don't seem to have one - Nup.</p>
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<p>Oh, gee, just let me go and have a look in my vast library of dictionaries. </p>
<p>Well, look at that - just don't seem to have one - Nup.</p>
<p></p> Do they make a Spanish-Aussie…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-09:1982180:Comment:11916062012-10-09T00:04:42.030Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>Do they make a Spanish-Aussie dictionary?</p>
<p>Do they make a Spanish-Aussie dictionary?</p> Literally, blue eggs, but I t…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-09:1982180:Comment:11914962012-10-09T00:03:37.957ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>Literally, blue eggs, but I think it is actually a testicular reference.</p>
<p>Literally, blue eggs, but I think it is actually a testicular reference.</p> OK, smart alec, what does jue…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-08:1982180:Comment:11916052012-10-08T23:56:51.654ZSuzanne Olson-Hydehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Suzanne
<p>OK, smart alec, what does juevos azule mean? Talk about running to the dictionary!!!!</p>
<p>OK, smart alec, what does juevos azule mean? Talk about running to the dictionary!!!!</p> All things in moderation, inc…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-08:1982180:Comment:11910772012-10-08T16:55:51.584Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>All things in moderation, including moderation --</p>
<p>All things in moderation, including moderation --</p> Only unfulfilled ones - juevo…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-08:1982180:Comment:11913112012-10-08T16:54:37.109Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>Only unfulfilled ones - <em>juevos azule</em>, I think is the technical term --</p>
<p>Only unfulfilled ones - <em>juevos azule</em>, I think is the technical term --</p> Is this advice any use to you…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-08:1982180:Comment:11911512012-10-08T14:58:15.746ZSimon Payntonhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/SimonPaynton
<p>Is this advice any use to you? Decide what your goals are (say, for the day), and once those are achieved, you're free to do as you wish. </p>
<p>Is this advice any use to you? Decide what your goals are (say, for the day), and once those are achieved, you're free to do as you wish. </p> I don't get the impression he…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-08-24:1982180:Comment:11717062012-08-24T23:19:49.639Zkris feenstrahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/KrisFeenstra
<p>I don't get the impression he is missing the point. The purpose of his examples was just to serve as an illustration of his thought process, not to demonstrate that he was some train wreck of a person who needed us to sort him out. I think he was trying to clarify that people are reading too deeply into the example provided. The pizza affair? Not a life event.</p>
<p>For all we know, his life could be ninety percent on track, and he's just a mindful person contemplating that other ten…</p>
<p>I don't get the impression he is missing the point. The purpose of his examples was just to serve as an illustration of his thought process, not to demonstrate that he was some train wreck of a person who needed us to sort him out. I think he was trying to clarify that people are reading too deeply into the example provided. The pizza affair? Not a life event.</p>
<p>For all we know, his life could be ninety percent on track, and he's just a mindful person contemplating that other ten percent. Then again, for all we know he could be a total slob. Either way I don't think that was the point of the thread.</p>
<p>None of us live our lives as perfectly as reason would allow. None of us. As in not one. So why not? Why do you and Lee and I act against reason and our own self interest from time to time? </p>
<p>I believe that was the point of the thread. If you cannot find examples analogous the pizza affair in your own life, I will concede a very marginal possibility that there are none, but more likely than not, you just aren't digging.</p> Hey, we're roughing you up in…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-08-24:1982180:Comment:11717032012-08-24T22:08:40.980ZSimon Payntonhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/SimonPaynton
<p>Hey, we're roughing you up in order to shake you up. It's nice that you care. </p>
<p>Hey, we're roughing you up in order to shake you up. It's nice that you care. </p>